Public Health (J1)

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  HB 62

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 390

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, and Menes

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs - Extension of Sunset and Time to Issue Final Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 64

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Refusal of Psychiatric Medication - Clinical Review Panel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 65

  Status as of February 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene - Private Therapeutic Group Homes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 94

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Parental Rights Act of 1999

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 163

  Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Frush, Hubbard, D. Davis, Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Zirkin, Finifter, Bobo, Goldwater, Bronrott, Billings, McKee, Pendergrass, Kagan, Oaks, McIntosh, Pitkin, and Sher

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Senate Rules

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  HB 194

  Status as of March 27, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Goldwater, Harrison, Healey, Howard, Hubbard, Menes, Moe, Patterson, Pitkin, Rosso, Valderrama, Marriott, Shriver, Turner, Franchot, Bobo, and Burns

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 219

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Consent to Mental Health Treatment - Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 223

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Md. Inst. for Emer. Medical Serv. Sys.)

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 317

  Status as of February 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Heller, McIntosh, Conway, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 350

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Clagett, D'Amato, D. Davis, Dypski, Griffith, Grosfeld, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, V. Jones, Kopp, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Pitkin, Proctor, Riley, Rosenberg, Rosso, Sophocleus, Valderrama, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 400

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Stop Loss Reinsurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 460

  Status as of April 1, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 596

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Pitkin, Hubbard, Montague, Morhaim, Moe, Sher, Petzold, Frush, Grosfeld, Mandel, Valderrama, Marriott, Hixson, Bronrott, Dypski, Healey, Nathan-Pulliam, and Boutin

  Entitled

  Maryland Tobacco Control Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 638

  Status as of March 15, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Children and Families Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 670

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Vital Records - Access and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 751

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 874

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Goldwater, and D. Davis

  Entitled

  Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 884

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Cryor, DeCarlo, Finifter, Franchot, Grosfeld, Healey, Hubbard, A. Jones, V. Jones, K. Kelly, Klausmeier, Kopp, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Owings, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Turner, Frush, C. Davis, Montague, Hubers, Rawlings, Heller, Patterson, Palumbo, Busch, Gordon, Barve, Brown, Donoghue, Eckardt, Fulton, Goldwater, Harrison, Hill, Kirk, Krysiak, La Vay, Love, McClenahan, McHale, Minnick, Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 922

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Redmer

  Entitled

  Children's Health Care - Pilot Program - Refundable Tax Credit for Employer Sponsored Health Benefit Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 923

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 471

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Specialty Mental Health Services - Reimbursement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 939

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Medical Records - Disclosure to Health Care Provider's Insurer or Legal Counsel

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 988

  Status as of April 11, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Special Needs Children - Fee for Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 993

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Planning - Certificate of Need - Home Health

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1016

  Status as of March 24, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Health - General - Nuisance Control - Washington County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1058

  Status as of March 26, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Sophocleus, and Bozman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - HealthChoice Program - Pharmacy Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1065

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rzepkowski

  Entitled

  Health Care Providers - HIV Exposure - Patient Consent

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1197

  Status as of March 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Local Health Services Funding - Amount - Cost of Living Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HJ 9

  Status as of March 30, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, R. Baker, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Cane, C. Davis, Dobson, Eckardt, Finifter, Goldwater, Gladden, Grosfeld, Howard, Hubbard, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Mohorovic, Montague, Oaks, Paige, Phillips, Proctor, Rawlings, Swain, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Prevention of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Heart Disease Through Obesity Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Treatment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HJ 24

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin and Krysiak

  Entitled

  Task Force on Prostate Cancer Awareness, Education, and Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 194

  Status as of April 6, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Jimeno, Stone, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Harris, Mooney, Ferguson, Madden, Stoltzfus, Collins, Colburn, Hogan, McCabe, Jacobs, Hafer, Munson, and Roesser

  Entitled

  Partial-Birth Abortions - Prohibition

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 206

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Mitchell

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs - Extension of Sunset and Time to Issue Final Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 224

  Status as of April 12, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, McFadden, Ruben, Madden, Forehand, Teitelbaum, Lawlah, Kelley, Roesser, Dyson, Blount, and Conway

  Entitled

  State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 257

  Status as of February 8, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Colburn, Hollinger, Hooper, Middleton, Hafer, Ferguson, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Money to the State of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 294

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 167

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Collins, Pinsky, Forehand, Conway, Van Hollen, Sfikas, and Blount

  Entitled

  Emergency Medical Services - Automated External Defibrillator Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 306

  Status as of March 22, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Health Care - Surrogate Decision Making - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 322

  Status as of March 25, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Roesser, Kelley, Hoffman, Dorman, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Sale by Vending Machines - Distribution of Tokens or Any Other Single Use Nonmonetary Mechanism to Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 323

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor

  Sponsored By

  Senators Harris, Jacobs, Dyson, Hooper, McCabe, and Conway

  Entitled

  Ambient Air Monitoring Data - Public Access

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 327

  Status as of April 4, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie, Hogan, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Ruben, and Van Hollen

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 334

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Green

  Entitled

  Cigarette Restitution Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 394

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Teitelbaum, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Tobacco Control Foundation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 396

  Status as of April 5, 1999: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben , Forehand, Kelley, Dorman, and Hooper

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products - Vending Machines - Access by Minors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 458

  Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Vital Records - Access and Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 486

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Program Recipients - Continuity of Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 577

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Vetoed by the Governor

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Federally Qualified Health Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 587

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses of Residents of Inpatient Medical Facilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 593

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 126

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Forehand, Middleton, Collins, Astle, Kelley, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Home and Community Based Services for Impaired Individuals - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 624

  Status as of April 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Roesser, Astle, and Dorman

  Entitled

  Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 678

  Status as of March 29, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Special Needs Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 738

  Status as of May 13, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 381

  Sponsored By

  Senator Bromwell

  Entitled

  Children and Families Health Care Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 757

  Status as of April 10, 1999: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Madden

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Enrollees Under Age 21 - Therapy Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 760

  Status as of April 8, 1999: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Tobacco Products and Paraphernalia - Minors - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 769

  Status as of March 11, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Lawlah, Currie, Mitchell, Hughes, McFadden, and Exum

  Entitled

  African American Tobacco Relief Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 772

  Status as of March 19, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mitchell, Lawlah, Conway, Hughes, Exum, McFadden, Currie, Blount, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Money to the State of Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SJ 1

  Status as of May 27, 1999: Became Law - Chapter 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Baker, Green, Hollinger, Hoffman, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Neall, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Van Hollen, Miller, Astle, Blount, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Conway, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Exum, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Madden, Mitchell, Mooney, Pinsky, Roesser, Sfikas, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Tobacco Settlement Funds - Medicaid Recoupment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SJ 2

  Status as of March 18, 1999: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Conway, Ruben, Hollinger, Sfikas, Currie, Teitelbaum, and Exum

  Entitled

  Public Health - Task Force on the Quality of Health Care

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance